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Category Archives: Television

Something’s rotten in Russian Doll

April 7, 2020by Sara Davis 2 Comments

My local CSA does home deliveries during this period of isolation, and although I am working from home I find myself with plenty of time to cook, so I ordered […]

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Meat, Parties and Banquets, Television

The Dinners of Wolf Hall

August 10, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

I’ve been watching Wolf Hall (again!) with a friend who recently picked up the novels. Both the books and the television adaptation are very dense with detail, so there’s always […]

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Meals, Novels, Television

Link Buffet: Made for TV

July 8, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

Midcentury Menu is a blog that recipe-tests vintage dishes like meat loaves and meringue pies and posts the (often hilarious) results. The blogmistress recently teamed up with the food stylist […]

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Link Buffet, Television

The Presidential Cookie Bake-Off

June 9, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

In 1992, the public voted for Hilary Clinton’s cookies. How this cookie election came about is a little convoluted. To oversimplify: Clinton’s successful career in law became fodder for political opponents who wished to […]

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Dessert, Gender, Political Theater, Television

Link Buffet: Snow Day Entertainments

March 8, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

It’s finally starting to warm up in Philly, but there are still big gray piles of snow on the ground and enough chill in the wind to turn our faces […]

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Beverages, Cooking, Link Buffet, Performance, Television

Link Buffet: Throwback Thursday

February 26, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Everything on today’s link list is giving me nostalgia for the music, media, and fascination with wearable candy of the 80s and 90s. From Sociological Images, a brief history of how […]

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Advertising, Link Buffet, Merchandise, Television

Link Buffet: Sweets for the Sweet

February 9, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

February 5th was World Nutella Day! Sorry if you missed it. I’ve written before about how food holidays come about–most often a brand or food commission will propose that a mayor, […]

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"Junk" food, Dessert, Link Buffet, Regional, Television

OitNB: “Come get you some cake.”

June 11, 2014by Sara Davis 2 Comments

I can’t believe I’m making two television posts in a row. But there is a lot of really good, thoughtful television on the air these days–and in this age of […]

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"Junk" food, Family, Television

Mad Men: “We can have the connection that we’re hungry for.”

June 2, 2014by Sara Davis 2 Comments

Last week on Mad Men‘s midseason finale, Peggy Olson got her chance to shine in a pitch that rivaled Don’s Season 1 carousel spiel: a moment when advertising seems to transcend marketing and become poetry, […]

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"Junk" food, Advertising, Social Anxieties, Television

The grisly murder of fruit

May 22, 2011by Sara Davis Leave a comment

While waiting for my bus in the morning, I noticed a number of city buses were wearing this advertisement on their sides: My websearch turned up a great many more variations of […]

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Advertising, Anthropomorphism, Fruit, Television, Violence

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